Wong meets with Hagan, panel

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Monday hosted the first meeting of her Small Business Advisory Committee, which is comprised of small-business owners and advocates from across the state who advise her on legislative issues. Asheville's Oscar Wong, founder and owner of Highland Brewing Co., is one of the committee's co-chairs.

Hagan was joined at the event by Dr. Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration, as well as the committee's four co-chairs and its members. At the meeting, the committee discussed the regulatory and workforce issues facing the small business community, as well as access to capital and the state of business lending.

"Small businesses are the economic engine of this country, especially here in North Carolina," said Wong, the Small Business Administration's 2012 Person of the Year. "As the founder and owner of a small business in Asheville, I'm glad to be here for the first full Small Business Advisory Committee meeting with Senator Hagan to talk about how federal policies can help small business like mine grow and thrive across North Carolina."

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Wong meets with Hagan, panel

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Monday hosted the first meeting of her Small Business Advisory Committee, which is comprised of small-business owners and advocates from across the state who advise her on